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TIL of Fennos Paradox, which explains why Americans hate Congress but love their own congressman

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l7nwa TIL that B-Movies were meant to be the bottom half of a double movie feature and were cheaper than Hollywood A-List Films (about 20% of the budget). Until the 1950s and 1960s, they were just considered cheaper films that theatres would pay a flat rental fee. The 'B' was not a grade for poor value.
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XEeej TIL Norway wanted to give Finland a mountain for its 100th birthday
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